Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23652, Henry Gaddis, Va.

SERVICE
Gaddis, Henry
NUMBER
S 23652
CONTENTS
10-2 2/20 10

Revolution
23652
INVALID.
Can
File No. 23,652
Henry Gaddis
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pennsylvania 25.986.
Merry Dallis Pa of Clarke Co in the State of who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Croghan of the Infy commanded by Col Dick in the Virginia line for
Use for $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn Pa at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Febry and sent to 1831 Hon A. Stewart, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Feby 1831 - 200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Febry 31 40.00 $ 240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. J. Magan Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 5 Page 22

Pennsylvania 25.986.
Merry Daddis Pa of Lake Co in the State of who was a in the Company commanded by Captain Croghan of the Pa D commanded by Col Dill in the Virginia line for
$ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feby and sent to 1831. Hon. J. Stuart, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Feby 1831 - 200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th March 1831 40.00 $ 240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. J. Hagun Clerk, Book Vol. 5 Page 22

Fayette County S. F. Henry Gaddis
Personally appeared before me a Law are of the peace in & for said county Levi Springer a credible and disinterested witness, who being duly sworn according to law saith, that he is personally acquainted with Henry Gaddis whose application for a pension accompanies the affidavit. That he knew him well and is a man of great integrity of character. That the deponent well remembers that in 1873 he saw the discharge of Henry Gaddis for two years service in the Continental Establishment during the Revolutionary War. That he remem- =bers well that it was an honorable discharge for two years service in said Establishment. — That the deponent took said discharge to Rich- mond Virginia and left it with a certain Mr Gaddis a Comd agent, for the purpose of obtaining Military. That the deponent well remem- =bers of having a conversation with one of said Ga- =ddis' officers viz to Maj t Earlpatrick who spoke of the said Gaddis' service in the Revolutionary War in the company of which he was Lieutenant. Sworn & Subscribed Before James Lindsay Jan 23 1874
Levi Springer

Laytle county } Pennsylvania }
Personally come before me a law- yer of the Peace in & for said county Samuel Smith Esq who being duly affirmed, saith that Capt. Uriah Sprag- -en of the of the continental Establishment - Revolutionary war gave this deponent a certificate of the service in the revolutionary war, of Henry Gaddis the same person whose application for a pension accompanied the same, upon which certificate the deponent obtained a land for the s d Henry Gaddis from the state of Virginia, which land was located in the state of Ohio, & further saith
affirmed & subscribed Before James Lindsay }
James Lindsay
Jan y 23 1834
Richard Becraft Dothondale of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county do certify that James Lindsay Esq is a magistrate in above state & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal off office at Chillicothe the 24 th January 1834
Richard Becraft
I certify that Samuel Smith is a capable witness
James Lindsay
Chillicothe, O. Jan y 25 1834

State of Ohio } Stark County }
on this twentyfirst day of December A.D. 1883 personally appeared before John Everhart one of the associate Judges in and for the county aforesaid Henry Gaddis a resident of Tuscarawas Township Stark County Ohio aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress - passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the united states under the following officers and served as here in states in March 1776 he entered the service of the united states for two years under Capt. W m Croghan first Lieutenant A. Kirkpatrick and was attached to the 8 th Virginia Regiment commanded then by Col. Scott. our first march from Tenmile to Fort Pitt and from pit to Winchester & from there to Williamsburgh and then to Fredericksburgh & from thence Alexandria and from there to Baltimore from Balt re by water to the head of Elk from thence to Cristeen bridge from near that place by water to Trenton from that to Princeton from Princeton to New Brunswick from that place to Fort Lee then we crossed over the river North river to Fort Washington from there we march d to the White plains where we fought against the Lite horsemen but we retreated & crossed the north river on the jersey side to New Brunswick at which place there was some cannonading and from that place to Princeton from thence to Trenton we then crossed the river and march d up river to Pauls ferry from thence back to Trenton where we defeated the hessians and took from them 900 stand of arms this in the latter part of December 1776 Gen l George Washington commanded that battle Col. Lee and others

and after the Battle at Trenton we returned with our prisoners back to our in campment Near paucells ferry from that place we marched to Brandywine where we had a severe contest I fought under Capt. Crohern from thence we marched back up Schuylkill so on above Germantown and there we incamped for some time and then we left our incampment and marched to Germantown where we had a severe Battle which was in the fall of 1777 we then returned to our incampment from whence we came and staid there for a short time and then we marched to Valley Forge where we built houses and camped there for the winter and in march 1778 I received my Discharge which given was countersigned by General Scott
To the Interrogation of the department he returns the following answers
 1 st he was born December 1753  2 d my age was recorded in my mothers Bible it was drawn of afraid it but it is set to fore Now  3 d I was on Tenmile when I enlisted after my service was over I returned to Fayette County and resided in that County till 1812 from thence we removed to Stark County state of Ohio where we Now live  4 th I enlisted in the service under Crohern and served for 2 years -  5 th Genl. Washington and Genl. Lee Horatio Gates Genl. Sullivan Genl. Wayne Genl. Morgan cap t Taylor from Virginia col. Reed from Virginia Genl. Stephens cap t Crohern Lieut. Kirkpatrick  6 th I received a Discharge in 1778 at Valley Forge and it was given to Dassen to take to Richmond and where it is Now sent to  7 th There is Now person here I know that can certify for me 

He hereby relinquishes every pension annuity whatever Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed before me the above authority - John Everhard } Henry Gaddis Mark
The Rev James Snodgrass a clergyman of Stark county Ohio and Wm Henry residence of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Gaddis who has been  sworn to subscribed the above mentioned that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is respected and believed, in the opinion report when he is said to have been a revolutionary soldier and we concur in that opinion
Signed James Snodgrass Minister of the Gospel Wm Henry
Stark County } I, John Everhard one of the associate State of Ohio } Judges in & for said county do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations as for by the war department that Henry Gaddis who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration was a revolutionary soldier and sum- as he states and I do further certify that it appears to me that the Rev James Snodgrass is a clergyman resident of Stark county Ohio, and that William Henry who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit and further I do certify that Henry Gaddis the applicant is so old and infirm that he cannot attend the court at its settings
John Everhard
Declaration of Henry Gaddis Revolutionary soldier

State of Ohio Stark County ss
I John Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Stark hereby certify that John Overhand before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made and whose signature is affixed to the foregoing declaration, is one of the Associate Judges of said Court of Common Pleas, duly commissioned and sworn as such by lawful authority and that the signatures affixed to said acknowledgement and to said declaration, purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Canton this 20th day of December A.D. 1833
John Myers Clerk
29.4.20
Adm 2 years
$88-
Rev A Stewart
He of Heh